The story
- Portuguese · borrowed fromlagoa“lagoon”
- English todayAlgoa Bay
The first element is a metathesis of Portuguese lagoa (“lagoon”); the original Portuguese name being Bahia da Lagoa (“Lagoon Bay”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Algoa Bay
Today it means: A maritime bay in Eastern Cape province, South Africa. Full definition →
Portuguese lagoa